/*
 * File     : NativeShort.java
 * Created  : 1 May 2011
 *
 * Copyright © 2011 Matthew Wilson (mj. {my-surname} .uk {at} gmail.com)
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package com.googlecode.dni.type.nativetype;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * <p>
 *  Annotates a parameter or structure field's getter to indicate that the type
 *  should be handled as a natively sized <code>short</code>.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 *  The size of a native type can vary from platform to platform.  The actual
 *  runtime size can be found using {@link NativeTypes#NATIVE_SHORT_SIZE}.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 *  The annotation parameter or getter should be of Java type <code>int</code>.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Matthew Wilson
 */
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@Target( { ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER } )
@Documented
public @interface NativeShort
{
    // nothing
}
